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Basic 9

Basic 9 English Language Notes

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  1. Preparing for the Term in English LanguageIn this topic you will review the speaking, reading, grammar and writing skills you built in Basic 8, identify your strengths for the B.E.C.E. and set clear targets for your final year.
  2. Register, Reading for Understanding, Dashes, Connected Paragraphs and Language in FilmIn this topic you will use appropriate register, read texts for understanding, identify and use the dash, compose connected paragraphs and analyse how language conveys characters in film and media.
  3. Register in Practice, Comprehension, More on Dashes, Paragraph Links and Character in PlaysIn this topic you will practise register in formal and informal situations, read for deeper understanding, use dashes in your writing, improve paragraph coherence and analyse characters in play scripts.
  4. Linking Ideas in Discussion, Summarising, Noun Phrases, Developing Paragraphs and Character LanguageIn this topic you will ask questions that link speakers' ideas, summarise texts objectively, use noun phrases accurately, develop complete paragraphs and continue to analyse how language conveys character.
  5. Discussion Skills, Reading and Self, Noun Phrases in Use, Complex Paragraphs and Writing MonologuesIn this topic you will develop your discussion skills, reflect on how reading shapes how people see the world, use noun phrases in context, write more complex paragraphs and create monologues and dialogues.
  6. Responding in Discussion, Media and Information, Hyphens, Descriptive Sentences and Sequence of EventsIn this topic you will respond effectively to questions, evaluate how the media spreads information, use the hyphen, write descriptive sentences and analyse the sequence of events in narratives and plays.
  7. Discussing National Issues, Summary Skills, Hyphens in Use, Describing Settings and FlashbackIn this topic you will discuss national and global issues, critically analyse and summarise texts, use hyphens in your writing, describe settings and moods and analyse how events are ordered across texts.
  8. Understanding Issues, Evaluating Summaries, Adjective Order, Describing Characters and Comparing PlotsIn this topic you will identify and discuss issues in depth, analyse and summarise a longer text, use multiple adjectives in the correct order, describe characters effectively and compare plots across texts.
  9. Open-Ended Discussion, New Perspectives, Quantifiers, Time in Narratives and SequenceIn this topic you will use open-ended questions to discuss global issues, expand on ideas and perspectives in texts, use quantifiers effectively, manipulate time in narratives and continue to analyse sequence.
  10. Debating, Timed Reading, Adjectives in Context, Persuasive Writing and Reading FluentlyIn this topic you will practise turn-taking and argument in debate, read for specific information within a time limit, apply adjectives and quantifiers, write a persuasive piece and read prose fluently.
  11. Listening, Predicting, Phrasal Verbs and Informative WritingIn this topic you will listen attentively to audio-visual texts, make predictions and identify patterns in texts, use more complex phrasal verbs accurately and write informative or explanatory texts.
  12. Term Project in English LanguageIn this topic you will apply the speaking, reading, writing, grammar and presentation skills you have learned during the term to complete a practical English Language project.
Basic 9 English Language Notes for Students | sirbus